prison

jiān yù

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Tom told me he thought he was going to die in prison.

汤姆告诉我他以为他会死在监狱里。

The philosopher Socrates discussed death with his friends in prison.

哲学家苏格拉底在监狱里和他的朋友们讨论死亡。

Tom was sent to the worst prison in the country.

汤姆被送到全国最差的监狱。

How long were you in jail?

你在监狱里呆了多久？

Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.

克里斯托弗·哥伦布之所以成为探险家，不是因为他热爱大海，而是因为他讨厌西班牙的监狱。

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